Town Hall · Grady

Grady, AR town hall & government

Grady spent $797,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,044 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Grady's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Grady's money goes

Spent
$797,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,044
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$240,00030%
Administration & buildings
$193,00024%
Roads & transportation
$102,00013%
Sewer & trash
$81,00010%
Water & other utilities
$66,0008%
Fire
$57,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$29,0004%
Other
$29,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 57%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the state 8%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Grady didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Grady

Full-time staff
7
52 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time33 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Police
2 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Grady didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Star City School District

Grady's K–12 school district, shared with Star City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,251
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,384
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 11%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,251 per pupil, $6,521 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Grady pay

Typical tax bill
$313
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$50,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Grady's government

Town hall & decisions in Grady →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grady

Grady is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Grady's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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